Babyhood . a little talk precedes, the objectbeing to acquaint the child with the material, andthus develop his intelligence. After a few mo-ments examination of the paper a straw is pro-duced and its points considered—its hollowness,quite like a tiny tunnel; the lines upon its sur-face, its smooth, round side, two little circularedges, and its color, which, although it differsfrom any contained in the first gift, may beeasily traced to the yellow ball. Before putting the two together with needleand thread the breakable qualities of both mustbe spoken of ; any indication of destructive de-sire
Babyhood . a little talk precedes, the objectbeing to acquaint the child with the material, andthus develop his intelligence. After a few mo-ments examination of the paper a straw is pro-duced and its points considered—its hollowness,quite like a tiny tunnel; the lines upon its sur-face, its smooth, round side, two little circularedges, and its color, which, although it differsfrom any contained in the first gift, may beeasily traced to the yellow ball. Before putting the two together with needleand thread the breakable qualities of both mustbe spoken of ; any indication of destructive de-sire should immediately end the lesson for that-day, for it is of great importance that respectior the materials should be inculcated. Do not shou your pupil how to pass the needlethrough the centre of the paper, then throughthe hollow straw, but direct him ; it will be alittle more trouble, but will be worth much moreto the child. The habit of imitation is at bestonly an apish accomplishment, while the power. to follow directions is of great value in strength-ening and developing the mind of man. The same papers may be bought with a lightcovering of mucilage upon the uncolored side ;a tiny camels-hair brush and a butter-plate ofwater are fascinating and harmless the backs of the papers with themoist brush and pasting them neatly upon piecesof white paper or cardboard makes another plea-sant and useful occupation. When the idea ofthe circular papers representing the balls is dis-tinctly fixed in the childs mind, he may arrangethe balls in a certain way, and then make apicture of them by pasting his little papers,arranged similarly, upon a white card or paper. Another occupation in connection with thefirst gift is for the child to color circles drawnfor him upon paper or card with crayon-pencilsor a thin wash of water-color paints. Thisexercise is more intricate and requires greatercare and patience in both teacher and pupil,but it is most useful in developing
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